Youthful Offenders

Designated by Dept. of Corrections as Youthful Offenders ages 19-24 with sentences less than or equal to 10 Years (F.S. 958.11(4))

Designated by Dept. of Corrections as Youthful Offenders due to emotional/physical vulnerability (F.S. 958.11(6))

Designated by Courts as Youthful Offenders (F.S. 958.04(1)(b))

Total Population

Brevard CI

595

21

366

982

Brevard Work Camp

169

0

98

267

Hernando CI

95

1

16

112

Hillsborough CI

120

4

145

269

Indian River CI

170

13

185

368

Lake City CI

244

3

102

349

Lancaster CI

332

2

210

544

Lancaster Work Camp

197

0

81

278

Lowell CI

39

0

24

63

Lowell CI - Boot Camp

8

0

0

8

R.M.C.- Main Unit

34

0

26

60

Sumter B.T.U.

20

0

63

83

Taylor Annex

288

8

178

474

Reception Centers

194

0

108

302

Work Release Centers

100

0

56

156

All Other Facilities

37

0

14

51

Total

2,642

52

1,672

4,366

The Court may sentence a person as a youthful offender if the crime was committed prior to his or her twenty-first birthday (F.S. 958.04(1)(b)).

The Department of Corrections may classify an inmate as a youthful offender if he or she is 24 years old or under, with a sentence of 10 years or less (F.S. 958.11(4)).

Vulnerable inmates who are 19 or under with a sentence of more than 10 years may also be classified as youthful offenders, if their safety would be jeopardized in an adult institution (F.S. 958.11(6)).

YO's must also be on their first prison commitment. Capital or life felons may not be classified or sentenced as youthful offenders.